Wagon-rack.



No. 705,755. Patented July 29, 1902. 5 H, HARRIS & s.,m. REESE.

WAGON BACK.

2 (Application md May 27, 1902. (N o Ill 011 el wuawto w 0. 5 m j@ m v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH HARRIS AND SAMUEL M. REESE, OF GALION, OHIO.

WAGON- RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,755, dated July 29, 1902. Application filed May 27,1902. Serial No. 109,237. (No model.)

nying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our inventionrelates to wagon-racks, and comprises an attachment for a wagon-box to permit of its being used as a stock and hay rack.

Our object is to provide a rack which may be adjusted to any angle from the perpendicular to the horizontal.

A further object is to providea simple, strong, and efficient device of this character.

Novel details in the construction and ar rangement of the several parts of the invention will be apparent from the detailed description .hereinafter and the appended claims, when taken in connection with the ac companying' drawings, forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is an end elevation of a Wagon box' and rack, two positions of the rack being shown in full lines and a third position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a part of the wagon box and rack. n

Referring to the drawings, 4 denotes the side-board of a wagon-box, 5 the floor, and 6 the end-gate. The rack is indicated at 7 and comprises longitudinal bars 8, secured to a bracket 9. A casing 10, provided with an opening 11 at the top and front ends thereof, has ears 12, to which the bracket 9 is pivoted. Said bracket is adapted to enter the casing through said openings. To lock the bracket in the position to which it may be adusted, we provide openings 13 inthearm 9 of the bracket 9. We also provide an opening 14 in the casing. By causing this opening to register with one of those in the arm 9 and passing a spring-pin 15 through the same the bracket is securely locked. Said spring-pin 15 is secured to the side of the casing 10, and by withdrawing it from the openings the bracket is released and may then be adjusted toanotherposition. Wehaveshown onlytwo openings 13 in the arm 9*; but by increasing their number the nu mber of positions to which the bracket may be adjusted will be increased also. The rear and bottom ends of the easing 10 are provided with'flange 16, by'which it is secured, by means of, bolts 17 or otherwise, to the projecting bottom cleats 18 and the side-boards 4 of the wagon-box. The

bracket 9 is also provided with a flange 19, to

and the flange 16 also serve to support the bracket when in horizontal position, the flange 19 resting on the top of the casing 10, as shown in-Fig. 1. The sides of the casing are corrugated, as indicated at 21, insuring greater strength and stiffness of the same.

The number of brackets required depends, of course, on the length of the wagon. They may also be made in various sizes in order to fit wagons of different sizes.

Having thus described our invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by LettersPatent, is-- 1. The combination with a wagon-box, of a rack comprising a bracket, longitudinal bars secured thereto, a housing inclosing said bracketfand means for varying the inclination of the bracket and looking it to the hous- 'ing, substantially as shown and described.

' 2. The combination with a wagon-box, of a rack comprising a bracket, longitudinal bars secured thereto, a housing for said bracket, openings in the bracket and housing, and a spring-pin engaging said openings for look- 4. Abracket comprisinganadjustabie arm, In testimony whereof we affix our signsa housing therefor to which said arm is pivtures in presence of two Witnesses.

oted, openings in said arm and housing, and HUGH HARRIS.

a spring-pin secured to the housing adapted SAMUEL M. REESE. 5 to engage said openings to hold the arm in ad Witnesses:

justed positions, substantially as shown and LE ROY MARLAY,

described. 1 IDAHL D. GREEN. 

